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How to Grow and Care for Brassicas
Gardeners often group broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kohlrabi together as "cole crops". Cole is the German word for cabbage, hence the term "cole slaw". Cole crops are hardy and grow best in cool weather. An easy way to remember this is to think how much "cole" sounds like "cold" or "cool". |
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Pots of Pansies
In early spring, and again in fall, I pot up bright cheerful pansies and violas in containers of all kinds. The potting soil in containers is warm enough for the plants to thrive, and it adds a bright spot in the spring landscape. |
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Perennial Shrubs for Your Flower Garden
When we think of shrubs, most of us picture foundation plants or a shrub border. Blooming shrubs lend the beauty of their flowers to the perennial garden, and also supply something else that most perennial gardens need: "bones," or a sense of structure. |
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Training a Climbing Rose
Climbing roses produce two kinds of shoots: the main structural canes and the flowering shoots, which grow from the canes. This is the guide you need to read for training your rose. |
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DIY Hollow Sphere
"I'd like to show you how easy it is and hopefully inspire you to create your own hollow concrete sphere!" |
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Orchid (Mediocalcar decoratum 'Windswept's Candy Corn Mountain')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Late summer or early fall, Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
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Rose (Rosa 'Red Cascade')
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Miniature
Growth Habit: Very short, 1-2 feet, very bushy; true groundcover rose. Can also be grown as climbing miniature, 6-8 feet tall.
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Ralph S. Moore, 1976
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Uses: Groundcover, Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years, Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Sparkling Giants')
Hybridizer: Pierce-G.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2017
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 44 in, (111 cm)
Bloom size: 10.5 in, (26 cm)
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom, Diurnal
Bud Count: 46 & over
Branching: 9-way or more
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: Medium purple with dark purple eye above an eight inch glowing green throat, flat faced, heavy substance.
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Smiling Cobra x (Pirate's Prism x sdlg)
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Double Hellebore (Helleborus Winter Jewels™ Peppermint Ice)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial Shade to Full Shade
Plant Height: 12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink, Other
Flower Time: Spring, Late winter or early spring, Winter
Uses: Cut Flower, Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Other
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds, Other info
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Daphne (Daphne bholua 'Peter Smithers')
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 - 8 feet
Plant Spread: 3 - 4 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink, Mauve
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Provides winter interest
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
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"Rocket Larkspur (mixed colors). Sow seeds in Fall 2020"
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"Strawberry"
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"Chinese Fir #22nn, LHB page 119, 17-5-1. Named for James Cunningham who discovered the tree in 1702."
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"A beautiful Echeveria at local big box store."
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